Manila, April 3 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is ramping up its efforts to address hunger and malnutrition in the Philippines, with a strong focus on collaboration with other sectors.

DSWD Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Irene Dumlao said Thursday the agency, as the lead of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger, is "fully committed" to tackling the issue of hunger.

She highlighted the DSWD's ongoing efforts to harmonize and align the various programs and services of national government agencies.

The DSWD official added that the agency aims to partner with other sectors to develop sustainable solutions to ultimately address hunger and malnutrition.

"Kung kaya nga po tinitiyak ng DSWD na nagha-harm...